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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

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Letters Patent No.. 74,474, dated February 11, 1868.

'IMPROVEMENT IN rLoucHs.

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v Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. YGUNG, of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have i invented a new and useful Improved Plough; 'und I do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar arrangement Vof bracing and tying together the handles and beam to the plough by a'combination of rounds as braces, and rods as ties, placed in a particular manner,

i as is hereinafter set forth.

plough. i, In the usual way of putting rods androunds to the plough, but little attention has been givento the idea.Y

The object of my invention is that I may be enabled to make a plough that shall be extra sti` and strong, thereby enabling me to reduce tho-weight of the plough by using lighter material, producing alight, sti, strong of truss-bracing.

To enable those skilled in the art to make after my improved manner, I will proceed to describe as Imake my plough, referring to the drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

a, e, and a are wooden braces, which I call rounds, and d, e, andf are rods, which I call ties. The a round id placed near the top of the handles, each end entering the handles, andpasses across about level. The bround,

one end enters the beam several inches forward of the beam-handle; the other end enters the mould-boardhandle. The e round is placed between the handles, entering each near its bottom. The rounds b and c, Il

usually place, theirends entering' the mould-board handle some higher than I do the other end; yet it is not necessary. The rods d, e, andf,.I use to tie togetherthe bracing, forming a truss-work of great strength. One end of -rod d passes through the beam at the handle-mortise, having a nut each side'of the beam; the other end passes through the mould-board handle several inches below round b, and has a nut outside of the handle, which is tightened down, bringing the handles firmly upon the rounds. Rod ehis one end secured on the top of the beam, at or near the main bolt or standard of the plough. The other end is secured to the mouldboard handle l 'near where the a round is. f is a rod, passing through both handles near the a round.

I do not claim the use or position oi'r any or either round or rod when used separately or indifferent combination from what I claim, for they have all been before used in other combinations from what I claim.

' Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1 I claim the combination of the round lb and rod d, with or without either or all the roundsa and c, and rod e, substantially as described, aud for the purpose set forth. i i i 2.' I claim the combination of rounds a, b, and c, and rods d, e,and f, with the handles and beaml of a plough,

substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

` `WILLIAM B. YOUNG. Witnesses:

'JOHN Lann,

Guo. H. Lauenrou. 

